transformers

noun

plural of transformer
as in converters

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  1. engines
  2. machines
  3. motors
Noun
  • Silicon carbide has become especially important for aircraft engines and planetary exploration systems.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The company has already vetted the engines on Flight 14's Ship, firing up all six of them last week at Starbase.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of engines
Noun
  • Muscles aren’t just machines that move our bones from place to place.
    — Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • By the end of 2010, the TSA had deployed around 500 machines designed to detect non-metallic weapons and explosives, the TSA's website said.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of machines
Noun
  • As for grunt, the TX450 is equipped with a hybrid propulsion system that combines conventional diesel engines with electric motors and batteries.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
  • His first responded to Trump’s April 2025 imposition of a 145 percent tariff on imports from China; Beijing then halted global exports of rare-earth permanent magnets, another essential input for car seats, windshield wipers, motors, and cameras.
    — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of motors
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“Transformers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformers. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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